W. I ADAMif tOITOS AMD fSOrSISTOa.
QMOOIt CITTt
8ATURDAY, JULY 23, 185?.
rar D. W. Cssio I sullwrlwd lo do any but-
lata connected Willi Tut Arjus Office during, my
absocs. W. L. ADAMS.
" Thtrt ii no loncer any JouU but tht
luuo will hereafter be narrowed down 10
Sltvery an') tntiSleverr. Mio Black Re
publicsnt will rally uuJor lha banner of
Free Stato ami free boil in Urrgon, and
tha pro-Slavery party, under the Conttitu
tion, and llio measures to perpetueto tbo
Union." Jackitnvilli Sentinel.
Hers ii odo Hack democrelio paper
which plainly adrnitt iliat (he democratic
parly la the pro slavtry parly, and " tbt
issue will hereafter be narrowed down lo
Slavery and antl-Sltvory." If the lo.
cofoco paper of tba North had been
tufficlonlly honest to aay aa much laal
euramor, Buohanan would now have been
t homo living on codfith and potaloe.
We Lope the Sentinel, and other Hack
democratic paper, will pauie a moment
before they u narrow down the iuua" to.
ai to exclude every thing else but alavery
propagandists from their creed. Tbeir
brethren In Utah will want polygamy
plank inserted, and the firo-eatert of South
Carolina will demand a codicil at leait
atcuring the privilege of reviving the
alava trade, to aa to carry out the project
of filling up the nation with nlggort.-
With tbeae three plnnka in your creed,
your Hack democratic leait would form a
aart of triune personage, happily repre
eonting, by ita three head and three horns,
the North, South, and West ; thus clear
ly establishing ita 11 nationality," and by
the clear connection and close sympathy
of the three principles, horns or person.
ages, In the beast, beautifully representing
the great mission of the animal, which,
although it might look rather forky, 'huge
and terriblo' at first to such locofocos as are
somolimes moved upon by other than 'pay
ing' considerations, yet it might be ex.
pluineJ by the party whippers-in, who rode
it to the tune of a fat living without work,
as merely a " Union saving" genius which
had actually come forth from the tomb of
" Sbineral Shaokson," or some other die
tinguished democrat, for the purpose of
making a plain ond palpablo "issue" be
tween " black republicans, rallied under the
banner of Free State, and the pro-slnvery
party, nnder the Constitution and the
measures slavery, polygamy, and kidnap
ping to perpetuate the Union" I
jfJT A correspondent, writing from
Jnckfonvillo under date of July 11th, sajs:
" I believe there is quite n pro shivery
majority in the South. The change in
publio sentiment linn occurred in the last
few mouths for instance, witness the
overwhelming mujority of Lano in this
county, (horetoforo a Whig county,) and
it is easily accounted for. It is not doubt
ed by any one thnt Lane is a pro slavery
man, and that Lnwson is a free Stuto man,
hence the majority for Lano ; yet I have
so doubt but the free Stnto minority in the
Willamotto Valley will greatly overbalance
the pro slavery majority here. The pro
slavery paper will probably win over many
of the wavering, that otherwise uninflu
enced would hnvo voted free State.
'I iv ill inform rou from time to timo
of any thing which 1 think may be of in
terest to you. The new press for this
ploco, (Burns Sc Biggs',) bus not arrived
jut; but they have their trpe-rlnnds ready,
and young Beggs is waiting patiently fir
his senior partner and tho press. Beggs
is quite a young fellow; looks to be about
tho ago of Dryer'e devil and not any
moro intelligent, from his looks. I Know
Burns, lie is about 45 or 00 years old ;
and the two ages put together are enough
to innko the aggregate age of two smart
men."
Wo think our correspondent inny be a
little mistaken when he bases his calcula
tions of lit o pro-slnvery strength of the
South upon Lane's vole. Wo knew hun
dreds of strong froe Slate democrats in the
Territory who voted for Lane, declaring
him to bo a free State man. Some were
ready to fight when tlioir candidnto for
Congress was charged with beiug pro
alavory. A correspondent writes us from Linn
county that Lane atatcd there thut he
should voto for a free State, and under this
impression the people of Linn gave him
about tho same majority tbey gave Smith,
who was an avowed free Stat man. We
bclioro that mere than half the vote Lane
got this side of tho Canyon whs given by
free State men, who were made to believe
that the democratic party was not pro
slavery. An effort was made by some of Deady'a
friends in Douglas county to make the im
pression that by applying for admission aa
a free State, we should enhance the rik of
losing our war debt ; yet ono man, who
voted for both Lane and Dcady, aaid he
should vote for a free State if he lost every
dollar of hie war so'ip, about 99,000.
iT Tbe fruit prospects iu tha Territory
are better than ever as to quantity, and,
from all w can gather from the beat
sources of information, tho price will be
about half what it was last year. One of
the largest fruit growers in Oregon informs
as that his fruit baa fallen in price one
hundred percent, each year, yet, with tbe
increased yield of his orchard, he realized
$17,000 as the proceeds of it last year,
918,000 two yeara ago, and 910,000 three
year ago. He expects to make about the
tame money this year he did last, and still
all hli Crsait tot 100 per coot. lest.
f3T Soma of tha member of tha Kan
sas Constitutional Convention affirm that
tha constitution will ool be submitted lo lb
people after it la framed. Thi I dtmoo
racy with a vengeance, nearly cqoal lo lh
caucus sovrlgnty democracy of Salem.
If any o'bor party than ihls black-demo.
cralio party had dared in a single Territory
to malt arrangementa for framing a con
stitution, without making any provisions
for submitting it o tha people after it waa
framed, as lh Legislator of Kansas basl
done, it would have broken in party
down. Bui thes locofoco can charm
their constituents by lh word democracy,
till ihey think it is all right when a con.
dilution is made for a Territory, according
to lb direction of a Legislator elected
by Missourian, and then tent on for the
approval of Congress befor it i submitted
to th people 1 It is said thai not leas than
lhr fourth of th citizen of Kansas art
free Stat men. There is no mistake but
that Kansst will ultimately be a fre State,
although th black democracy may engi
neer a pro slavery constitution through by
such maneuver a w have already spoken
of, and by leaving off th namea from the
list of voter of all th voter in just tif'een
out of thirty-six counties In th Territory,
and even in six out of th twenty-one
counties no censu waa taken, but lh
" list" was mad up from the old bogus
poll books. Thus in electing delegate to
the Constitutional Convention, threa fifths
of tha counties of tho Territories are al
lowed no representation. Yet, in the face
of all this unblushing villainy, we hear
locofoco editors sneeringly ask why th
free Stato men in Kansas do not vote I
7 Wt notice that some writer In the
Saltm Advocate, who bad been experiment'
ingen sorrel, says that by applying salt to
the tops Ihey soon wilted and died, but that
new shoot immediately sprung up from
lha roots, which were still alive. Our
agriculturist consequently gives over in die
pair, thinking that it is impossible to kill
sorrel with salt. We would suggest to
Bro. Pearnc that if aalt will kill tho top of
sorrel, it will without doubt kill the roots,
and if he will dig them up and immerse
them in strong brine, he will find that sail
answers the same purpose in killing sorrel
that it does in catching birds when put
on their tails. Will bro. Pearne try it on
the sorrol in his garden, and give ua the
result of his experiment t
fW Tho Squatter Sovereign, published
at tho town of Atchison (Kansas), and
formerly edited by Stringfellow, as the
organ of ruffianism, has changed hands.
It is to be hereafter pulliohed by S. C.
Pomcroy and R. McBrainey, as a free
Smte paper. We hope ihat these gentle
men will have less difficulty in managing
the old "lying type" than bro. Mattcon
had in bringing into subjection the old
Statesman type.
The following is the valedictory of the
retired publishers who represent them
selves aa "emaciated specimen of the
ingratitude of the South." Wo hope our
locofoco editors will all lake warning from
these "emaciated apecimons," and re
member that nlthnugh lying and uphold
ing wrong and violcnco may aucceed for
a while, in the long run honesty will be
found to be the best policy :
Valedictory. The office of tho Squat
ter Sovereign has passed into tho hanua of
other publishers. In making this transfer,
we experience no inconsiderable degree of
reluctance, but we are thoroughly convinc
ed that it is the only step thut we could
take lo save ourselves from great pecuni
ary sacrifice This we would be i.nuble to
sustain and publish a paper. We have re
peatedly called upon the South for aid und
our response has been a moneyless one. We
wore at last reduced to one of two alterna
tivesto surrender upon advantageous
terms or to bo carried by storm and our
arms and equipments become the proper
ties of war. We havo choson tho former,
believing thnt no just reason existed why
we should longer expose ourselves as an
emaciated spec;inen of the ingratitude of
tho South.
Incur brief connection with the Squat
ter, we havo met with some warm friends,
and lo them we tender our thanks.
P. II. Larev,
JOSIAU T. IIlNTON.
CCrSeth Kinman, a California hunter,
who went to Washington last spring to
present the President with a huge chair
made entirely of bucks' horn, ha receiv
ed from the hand of Buchanan an office
in the service of the Indian Department
worth 91.800 per annum. The Tribune
seems to think that the President may now
expect several cart loads of curiosities
from office seekers, such as horses, carri
ages, pianoes, chandeliers, boots, hats,
caps, gloves, and perhaps pocket hand
kerchiefs, needles, scissors, and thimbles.
05r On the outside of this paper will
bo found Judge Drummond'a letter we re
ferred to last week, together with the af
fidavit of Mr. Watson, who had been a
Mormon.
03" Th Table Rock Sentinel ha chang
ed it nsme, and is called The Oregon
Sentinel. It has a new heading and dress,
which gives it quite a neat appearance.
CO" The Standard has adopted anew
heading, which improves th look of the
paper. The Times, Standard, and Senti
nel, have now all changed their heading
and adopted type similar to that of Tli
Argns. If they wonld all change their
principles and adopt those we advocate, we
betie've it would be' of great advaatagt to.
the'oouatrj.
fT From a letter to lh Advocate at
Salem from Cen McCarter, dated Wash,
ingioo Cily, May 10th, wt clip th follow,
ing extract :
Information was received lo-day.at lh
Stat Department, from Major Ben. Mo
Culloch, that he decline th Governor
hip of Utah, tendered him some lime
tine. Our high funcilnnarira at Wash,
ington art evidently at a lost to find a per.
son in every way auitablt for that plare.
Your humble servant was called upon this
rnornlnc in relation to th Utah rovernor-
hip by torn of his over-tealous friends,
but il was no fro. i can stano inaiaoi, oui
not Mormoui."
To those who know General McCarver,
thla will afford an item for a bearty shak
ing of tbt sides. Il seems that although
tha General la returning home with no
commission in hit pocket Irom Buchanan,
hie lucky escape from having one forced up
on him la duly heralded by the Advocate
in advene of him.
Who the " over-xealou friends" lie
speaks of, were, and what they aaid lo bim
lo relation to the 11 Utah Governorship."
we art only left to infer from th fact that
" it was no go," and his declaration that
ba "cantttnd Indiana but not Mormons."
Wt think that tbe General's onrrow
ctcspe from having the Governorship of
Utah saddled upon him, was truly provi
dential. OCT "The black republicans of Ohio
have become so corrupt lhat ihey cannot
make whiskey without fluffing il with
poison, and the Legislature has been forc
ed to deolare the act a felony in order lo
put a stop to lb praotice." Portland
Time:
It i a little itraege that a " black re
publican" Legislature should pass a law
punishing their " black republican" con
stituent for poisoning whiky I
Now the fact is, as near as we can learn,
thnt about nine out of every ten distillers
in Ohio art black democrats, and about
nine out of every ten of their customers
art of the same table faith. The fact thnt
the republican Legislature of Ohio baa
seen fit to pasa a law to prevent these lo
cofocos from killing ont another because it
" pays," looks to ut aa though they were
men of large benevolence.
Tbe next thing we shall look for from
thla "black republican" Legislature, will
be a law permitting tha locofoco mulat
toea of Ohio to vote.
ft5" Bro. I'earne and Czapkay' agent
are devoting several columna weekly to
what some people would call " abusing one
another." Which paper will suffer most
by I he war, we are unable to opine, but the
latter editor cuts and carves away most
unmercifully at the former, under the con
vic'.ion lhat those brethren who take both
papers hold their black democracy far above
their religion.
CO" We learn from reliable tonrces
that a company of some 20 men are now
working the mines on the north fork of
the south fork of tha Santiara river, about
60 miles from Washington Butte, and
making about 94 a day to the hand. The
gold is tolerably coarse ; the largeat piece
yet found is worth 92,50.
S3" Misses Amy Johnson and Julia
Dement have left upon our table a mag
nificent bouquet studded with splendid
specimens of Red June apples. This is
what wo call a happy effort at blending
the useful with the beautiful.
Mrs. Hunsnker has ulso our thanks for
a fine lot of the different varieties of sum
mer fruit.
OTTho Mormon Elders left ua last
Monday in disgust, after holding forth on
Sunday to a slim and sleepy audience
Our citizens treated them with respect,
paid some 924 in cash for the use of a
room for them to speak in, and, although
Not an egg was thrown,
Not an insult passed,
they failed lo convert any body and wo
havo not even heard of any one's being
" undor conviction."
03" We again say to our correspond
ents, Study' brevity, if you please. We
would prefer to have you write oftener,
and rite articles half or two-thirds of a
column long, than lo have two column ar
ticles at a time.
OCT Wt humbly btg our correspondent
at Yoncalla to take more pains in writing
legibly. We have not been able to make
out his last communication. It looks like
a sheet of paper over which an intoxicated
spider had crawled after a bath in an ink
bottle. If we ever get to be Emperor, of
China, we ahall endeavor to give him
the post of " master marker of tea chests"
for the Celestial Empire.
0T We learn that Profeiaor Newell in.
lends to visit Bethel, Polk county, about
the last of August, or first of September,
for the purpose of getting up a class in
music.
CO" The vote in Washington Territory
to far at heard from, gives Stevens 333
mtjority over Abernethy, for Congress.
0 Judge Olney declines accepting his
re appointment aa Judge.
03" A Buggy and harness for sale. Ap
7.
ply at the Argus office.
03" Dr. McLoughlin it quite aick
Ilia physician tbinka there it no hope of
bit recovery.
i in thia city era engag-
03" Fruit buyers
ing winter fruit at " eight cents pei lb.
(93.60 per koshel), and iheri." ?
03" The steamer Commodore arrived al
Portland on Monday morning, and the Re
public on Tuesday night. Walla, Fargo
tVCo., J. W, Sullivan, and lha Amtrlcan
F.xprsss, hav our thank for file of pa.
per.
03 John B. Weller hst been nominated
for Governor of California by tht dem
ocrsts. Edward Suntey, formerly member of
Congress from North Ctrolina, ha been
Dominated for ihc tama offict by ibt He
publicans. 03" Nearly 1,900 Chinamen reached
San Francisco from China In one week.
03 Flour in San Francisco is worth 98,
67 lo 89,60.
03 Tha Governorship of Utah has been
declined by Ex-Gov. Thomas of Mary
land, and by Col. Richardson of Illinois.
It is thought that Col. Cummings, who has
once declined, may now be induced lo ao
cepi. Emery D. Potter of Ohio ba ac
cepted one of the Utah Judgeship, and
tht otbtr hit been offered to Judge Eeklet
of Indiana, who it it believed will accept.
Eselsr'a News.
lion. N. P. Banka has been nominated
for Governor of Massachusetts by the
Americana. The Republican convention
will confirm the nomination.
Latest advices from Havana Indicate the
almost certain invasion of Mexico by
Spanish troops. The Spanish squadron
from Cadiz wat off the coast, and rein
forcements of troops were received by ev
ery arrival. It is stated positively that
Santa Anna is at the bottom of the move
ment. The latest advices from Madrid are
to the same effect. In the meantime, Pre'
ident Comonfort ia taking energetic meat
ures to repel the invasion. Tho defenses
of Vera Cruz are being strengthened, and
at last accounta the President waa on his
way to that port with aixteen thousand
troops.
Gen. Vidal, Santa Ana'a futher in-law,
has written to Santa Ana'a friends in New
York that the former Dictator of Mexico
will be again in Vera Cruz in less than
ninety days. Latest accounta from that
quarter do not indicate lhat ht will re
ceive a very cordial greeting.
Gen. Concha has been recalled from Ha
vana, at tbe instigation of the British Min
ister at Madrid, for his complicity in the
slave trade.
The statue of Gen. Warren was inau
gurated on Bunker Hill with imposing cer
emonies on the 17th of June, the 82d an
niversary of the battle. Hon. Edward
Everett delivered the oration. Addresses
were also made by Hon. John P. Kennedy
of Maryland and Senator Mason of Vir
ginia, and by others.
Commodore Thomas Ap Catcsby Jones,
U. S. N-, is lying dangerously ill of an af
fection of the heart. He ia not expected
to recover.
Hon. F. W. Pickens of South Carolina
has declined the Mission to Russia. He
will probably be returned to the U. S.
Senate, vice Mr. Butler, deceased.
The Secretary of tho Treasury is of the
opinion thnt tho close of the present fiscal
year will find a aurplus of twenty-two
millions of dollars in the Treasury. The
late reduction of the tariff, he thinks, will
result in an increase of revenue from
increased Importations ; and he has al
ready determined to recommend another
large extension of the fee list.
Brevet Brigadier-General John de Barth
Walbach, U. S. A., died in Baltimore on
the 10th of June, aged 03 years. He
was the oldest in length of service in the
army.
Kansas. The Kansas Free State Leg
islature met at Topeka on the 11th of June.
Gov. Robinson sent in his message. It
recommendi immediate and thorough or
ganization of the Stnto government and
codification of the laws; examines the in
augural of Gov. Walker ; contends that
the Topeka constitution is the only clear
expression of the popular will of Kansas ;
thinks it incompetent for the neighboring
States longer to exercise sovereignty in
Kansas, and declares it impossible for free
State men to vote at the bogus election.
He concludes by saying he will maintain
the position of resistance lo usurped au
thority at all hazards and at all limes.
The Legislature adjourned on the 13th.
New Yorc Mcnicipal Riots. There
have been some riots here which threaten
ed to be dreadful. Joseph S. Taylor,
Street Commissioner, (the most lucrative
office in city or State) died, last week, and
Governor King appointed Mr. Conovr to
tbe vacancy. The Mayor claimed the
right of appointment, subject lo confirma
tion by Aldermen and Common Council.
On Saturday, Conover went to take pos
session, was refused, waa turned out, the
old police assisting. Tha same on Monday.
Another attempt on Tuesday, whereon
warrants were issued tgainst Mayor Wood
and others, on Conover't affidavit, for
obstruction and assault. The new police,
assisting to serve these warrants in the
City Hall, wert beaten back by tha old
police. More warranto more attempts
to servt them. A battle royal, in which
no life was lost between the rival police.
Tht upshot was, that the 7ih Regiment of
National Guards, marching down to em
bark for the Bunker Hill celebration al
Boston, were called in, and rather awed
the people, who sided with the Major.
Al last, peace wot restored. The Mayor
ramaintd in nominal euttody, but wat dis
charged (in the assault case) by Judge
Ruasell on Thursday. TJie Recotder
(hearing lb uncommon nam of Smith,
and at loggtrhtadt with the Mayor,) Issued
eleven warrant against him,' tnd ba has
been bailed out at 95,000 on each warrant.
A tpecial Court of Oyer and Terminer
it appointed for tin first Monday in July,
to iry these charges. Wood threatens to
indict tht Recorder for conspiracy, and Mr.
Chobwtll, one of tbe new Polico Commiss
ioner, will be tried for threatening Wood's
life thai Is, if any trials come off, at tht
Impression it that they will all slid.
Meanwhile, Mayor, Aldermen and Conn
oilmen appoint Mr. Devlin to be the new
Street Commisioner, and, having perfect
ed hit bonds, tt such, ht it installed in of.
fioe. It turns out that Conover, the Gov
ernor's appointee, did not perfect his bonds,
nor submit names of hit teviirrtiea" to
tht Mayo', for inquiry and approval. So
hit attempts to enter office, which caused
the riots, aro illegal aa was admitted by
th Governor in an interview with the
Mayor, and Conover is thrown over by his
pat ron. Peace ia now restored, but Wood's
popularity has greatly risen from his re
fusing, all through, to acknowledge the
Police appointed by the new Commission
er thrust on the city by the Governor and
Legislature at Albany. JV. Y. Cor. S. F.
Bulletin.
For Iht Arui.
Mr. Editor In the passage of life in
America, if there be a theme truly exci
ting to the heart, nut absorbing lo the
mind, which much interests, nay, takes the
whole soul captive; if there be any lopio
calculated to awaken lo a sense of the
positive, and snatch us from the misty re
gions of romtnee, which, compelling ut
from the contemplation of the vague, the
visionary, tht ideal, forces us face to face,
heart lo heart, with the things of earth,
and hurries us into the verj council-chamber
and stately presence of the real ; if
there be a subject omnipotent in express
ion, powerful in mystic meaning, wide
spread in its influences, unchangeable in
ita essence, and marvellous in ita destiny,
assuredly that theme, that subject, that all
absorbing topic, it comprised in that won
drous word, slavebt I Were the happi
ness, the fortunes, enterprises, joys, sor
rows, triumphs, in a word all that concerns
the earthly lot of our time-honored and
gallant nation, suspended on this delicate
and slimsy thread, It could not provoke or
create mon hatred, or greater indignation.
What heart doet not throb with delicate
sentiments ; whose pulse does not beat with
increased emotion ; what cheek ia not suf
fused with jealous flame ; whose spirit it
not moved to tbe very depth ; whenever
this mystic hyperbole is pronounced 1 The
genial feelings ef true and tried friends,
the merry meetings and hours of goodly
enjoyments, the vistas of cordial remem
brances and neighborly associations, all
vanish and are hurled down the moment
the venomous word is thrown among them.
The morning before I left your place, I
was thrown into conversation with Mr. F-,
a close neighbor of yours, and it soon be
came a warm discussion the subject being
the correctness of the seoond version of a
certain passage in the Bible when the
topic suddenly wheeled round fronting
tlavery, upholding and backing the same
with Holy Writ. Since my arrival here,
I accidentally discovered a Hebrew com
mrntnry in the house of my friend Mr. N.,
in which I was happy to find thn identical
premises and conclusions which I put firth
on that occasion. The learned Itubbi, in
speaking of the incorrectness of both ver
sions in the English translation of tin
original Hebrew, shows i.s nn illustration
the following verse in Exodus xxL 16
'' And he that stealeth a man, and sellelh
him, or if ha be found under his baud, he
shall surely be put to death" and here, as
on most other occasions, he clearly proves
tht translator's ignorunco of the Hebrew
grammar, especially that part of it which
w cull prosody, end in Hebrew tenunih
The conjuncions "and" and "or" should
be left out of the verse, inasmuch aa there
is no letter or word in the original lo jus
tify such an insertion, and the verse should
read thus" And he lhat ttealeth a man,
telleth him, or retain! him, shall surely be
put to death." You will clearly perceive
that this law implicates the thief, the tra
der, and the keeper of a fellow-man in
bondage in the specified penalty of death,
while the translator saw fit to afford ihe
thief an opportunity to amass a fortune,
and escape punishment by law, by atowing
the captive away in the hull of a vessel
and selling him lo a West India planter,
or to another person in tbe Jewish territory
itself, as long aa it remained in occupation
to the authorities with regard to the thief,
for, according to tht present translation,
neither the trader in human chattela, nor
the planter who retains illegal possession
of them, can be held responsible by the
Jewish dispensation for the traffic in or re
tention of slaves, unless it be proven that
he be also tbe kidnapper of the tame.
The words in ihe original law are euffi
ciently explicit to admit of no technicality,
and to guard effectively tgainst the intro
duction of the peculiar institution" into
the Jewish dominions; and, aside from
those whose lives were given over to them
by a divine Providence, and whom they
were expressly commanded lo massacre,
and exterminate from the face ef the earth.
alavery waa not to exist in aay shape, form,
or instasr. The pnileman for whet ex
press benefit I tend you this comment J
also rrcollsct that it wat unlvtrtally it
ognlzed at a law of nation I mean tbt
tubjecilon to tlavery of alt ciptivea or
priwner of war j and these art the only
onet whom tbt law of Moset considtrt at
such.
I ainctrely hopt Mr. P. will benefit by
thit illutiraiion ef the Hebrew oomroeal.
ary, which I shall endeavor to obtain from
Mr. N. I thill ever experience true
pletsure in translating to him to tht bettef
my ability, I remtln your most ob't,
Portland, July 18th, 18&7. ' '
The foregoing oommunicttion wat writ,
ten by ont of lh descendant of Abraham,
Ut aetms to be pouted on tht Hebrtwi,
tnd we have no doubt he hat mad a eer
rtot rendering of Ex. xxi. 18.
Fr the Art,.
The nnder-igned Executive Committee,
of lbs Oregon Temperauce Society desire
to call the special attention of ill tht
friends of temperance In Oregon, to the
petition to the Constitutional Convention,
now being circulated. We would urge
every fiiendof the principle of prohibition;
every temperance man in tht Territory,
who is in favor of precluding the possi.
bility of having the properly expressed
will of tbe people set aside by tht courts,
to aet promptly and vigorously in the
work of securing nt large aa array oftrgaa.
lures to Iht petition i possible, tad let
them bt forwarded to the Convention alia
early day in the session.
Now is tbe time to tct. Heretofore wt
have not succeeded in obtaining a general
circulation of our petitions, and for thia
reason their appearance hat indictltd te
our legislators, thai ibe temperance friends
wert but a small minority in the territory.
Il it lime tint thit impression was correct
ed. Wt hope, therefere, lhat no petilita
will be laid aside, and that no one ftr
want of atlantion will fail to ba mtilsd te
some moinber of the convention in due
time.
Copica have been forwarded lo promi
nent citizens in every part of tht territory,
to far at they can be retched J and we
earnestly invite those who de not find a
copy in iheir neighborhood to transcribe
and circulate the annexed form :
D. E. Blain,
G. II. Atkinson,
W.C.Johnson,
David Rctledok,
Danibl Baqmt,
x. Committee.
FetlUoa
To tht Convention for framing a Stat
Com tit u tion for Oregon.
The undersigned, legal voters of Ore
gon Territory, respectfully represent t
your Honorable Body, that
Whereas, In several Stales of the Un
ion laws enacted for the prohibition of the
liquor traffic, have, oil different ground,
been declared unconstitutional :
We therefore pray you te insert in the
Constitution which you may frame, a.
clause clearly stating lhat it shall be cob
slitutional fur the legislature aV any time te
enact a prohibitory liquor law, or to frame
and submit such a law for ratification lo
the people of Oregon, and if il be ratified
by a mujority of tlioae voting thereon, it
shall have full force and effect.
For til ArfUt
WVtds. (soliloquy.
My poor little children, they look at if
they had no mother, and esy rooms tot
always in disorder. What a contrast Met.
B's houe prescms to mine; everything st
neat and orderly but then she has two
girls.lniost grown, and cut quite grown;
and then Mr. B. is iilwuys to careful, nev
er bringing in a bit uf dirt oa his boots, il
ways hangs up bis hat and coat, wish my
husband would di so hu ha to Aunt for
his hat and-mat betauso hn throw them
down somewhere, and don't kavw where.
Wonder what wakes him look o tour I
Wish he woicld look, pleasant, and speak
kindly as he did when wt were first mar
ried. He thinks Miss B. ao handsome,
she has atioh sooy chei-ks my face is tt
long and pale; he tiW lo think I was
pretty wonder what makea him brighten
up and he so lively when the comes t
Wonder if he doesn't think he might have
done better if he had married her I Bat
hen- ita all' my own fault ; if I was only a
handsome and healthy as I used to be.
O, I feel so desolate I May heaven help
we and give me strength to endure.
SviviA.
The nbovo was sent in from a married
lady, aoine fifty milea distant. We hop
the aolrloqny may be, with her, as "base
less as the fabric of a vision," and at,
even founded on facts." If otherwise, w
hope that incorrigible husband will immr
diately fix a scraper to his doer-step, pet up
a peg to hang his hat on, and "dry af
about Miss B't " rosy cheeks."
Let him tubscribt for Tht Argns, eo4
we will guartntee lhat peace will be re.
lored to thai family.
tr At a recent sale of alave in Fay
ette, Mo., a boy 24 yeara of age brought
91,500, and a woman with ber eniwres
82,3.10. The interest on thit 91,500 at
twenty per cent, would amount to 9300
year, almost enough to pay a while ataa,
whose labor woald be worth nearly doewe
that of a alave, and who, if he died, or
ran away, woald alill leave tha 91,5
drawing interest.
DThe editor of the Free Democrat
(HI.) ia retiring lo private life, aaya that
after laboring nearly ten yeara at aa edit
or he find himself poorer than when ht
commenced.
ttt- Girtrd Colleire at Philadelphia as
tupportt and educate regularly tart
hundred and 6fteea boys, all
orphan,'